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Freeport is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Freeport, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°39′31″N 85°43′33″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Shelby
Township	Hanover
Elevation [1]	810 ft (247 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46161
GNIS feature ID	434821

History

Freeport was platted in 1836.[3] The community was so named for its status as a shipping point.[4] A post office was established at Freeport in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[5]

Geography

Freeport is located at 39°39′31″N 85°43′33″W.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Freeport, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. a free place to load cargo.
"Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Shelbyville
City	Shelbyville	Map of Indiana highlighting Shelby County
Towns	Edinburgh‡ Fairland Morristown St. Paul‡
Townships	Addison Brandywine Hanover Hendricks Jackson Liberty Marion Moral Noble Shelby Sugar Creek Union Van Buren Washington
CDP	Waldron
Other unincorporated communities	Bengal Blue Ridge Boggstown Brookfield Clover Village Fenns Flat Rock Fountaintown Freeport Geneva Green Meadows Gwynneville Lewis Creek London London Heights Marietta Marion Meiks Meltzer Middletown Morven Mount Auburn Norristown Pleasant View Pleasure Valley Prescott Rays Crossing Sleepy Hollow Smithland Sugar Creek Walkerville Wilson Corner
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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